#Sant'Agnese in Piazza Navona

[borrominitour]

Sant'Agnese in Agone, sacristy. By Francesco Borromini, completed by Andrea Baratta 1658-1666.

📷 by me

[m1male2]

Piazza Navona, built on what was the Stadium of Domitian (year 85) with the fantastic works of Borromini, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in the center and the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, in Rome.

(Video ©️Manutoni24)

[janiedean]

Hi Lavi! I’ve just arrived in Rome for a 3 month stay! First time here so I was hoping for some local advice on things to do/see/eat :) any tips will be appreciated! P.S the ask function on the web version seems to be broken :/

hello anon! first of all sorry for replying so late yesterday I got home at like eleven something and I conked out X_X and thanks for the heads up wrt the ask, it's weird because on my web it works but I'll do a double check

that said WELCOME TO ROME I HOPE YOU DON'T END UP LOATHING YOUR STAY THANKS TO HORRID PUBLIC TRANSPORT, that said let me check because I think I had a tag exactly for stuff to do/see in rome let me see if I can give you a round up

eating advice

basic italian + advice on where to go

anyway I realized half of the posts in that tag are in italian so I'll just go at it again at random (and if you ever need advice or anything feel free to ask :D)

if you're here for three months you can take it easy and see all the stuff I mentioned in the second post with all the time in the world, also the vatican museums are free on the last sunday of the month so if you want to wake up early and brave the crowd you can save a bunch of money ;)

that said in between than the usuals - the center with coliseum/roman forum/trevi fountain/piazza del popolo/piazza venezia/campo dei fiori/piazza navona route - there's the free caravaggio paintings in the churches that I always recommend seeing asap - two are in santa maria del popolo (in piazza del popolo), three are in san luigi dei francesi (behind piazza navona), one is in sant'agostino (also near piazza navona)

also going by sculptors not counting of course sant'agnese in piazza navona (borromini) with the bernini fountain in front of it, there's san carlo alle quattro fontane (borromini) which has weird opening times but it's 100% worth visiting - that one is nearer termini station at the quattro fontane street crossing, and on the way there's also santa maria della vittoria near termini where not many ppl know there's bernini's ecstasy of st. theresa (idk every time I bring people there without telling them what it is they all go !!! omg !! XD)

always talking churches, ofc you're gonna visit st. peter's at some point (count that after covid they made it kind of harder to go in so get ready to queue), concerning basilicas I'm more partial to st. paul (there's a convenient metro station thankfully), santa maria maggiore (behind termini station) and san giovanni (there's a metro station), and in the san giovanni area (which is like in the middle of termini/coliseum) there's also san clemente which has protochristian catacombs and tunnels and is very cool to visit

talking about protochristian basilicas, sant'agnese and santa costanza are a bit out of the way but they're the earliest we have and very much worth visiting

musei capitolini are a must for archeological stuff and the roman museum next to termini is a must for ancient rome (there's also the terme di diocleziano in front of termini which are also cool)

for less commonly visited museums, centrale montemartini is v. cool because it's a former factory that houses roman artifacts

always close to termini there's rione monti which has santa prassede (lovely church with ancient mosaics) and a lot of second-hand shops/nice places to eat/have brunch

if you're interested in anthropology there's the museums in the EUR neighborhood which have a lot of cool stuff tho idk if they're still open because they were doing a renovation a while ago honestly I have no idea

when it comes to eating/going out etc go to san lorenzo for cheap drinks and nice food, it also has a lot of local flavor™ and it has my favorite surviving record shop in this city lmao

trastevere is also a must-go tho it's very gentrified these days but also very good food/drinks/brunch options, the church in the main square is a great visit and I think it's one of the few medieval-ish ones we have before baroque took hold and it's still v. good to eat, I think I mentioned a few places in the first post

idt I mentioned mr 100 tiramisù near piazza navona until now so I'll do it now because it has the best tiramisù and you can have it in 100 different variants ;)

campo dei fiori is also top notch for drinks and food also it's my favorite place in this city and camping under giordano bruno's statue is <3, also there's an independent bookshop nearby named fahrenheit 451 where you can look at a copy of said book bradbury gifted the owner and has a nice selection of stuff, they also have an english section that's not that extra but they're nice to visit

there used to be the angloamerican bookshop too for english stuff which used to be larger now they moved in a smaller place but it's still a thing, their prices are what they are but what can you do, otherwise there's some nice used english bookshops in trastevere I think in via della lungaretta but anyway if you walk through the place you'll find them fairly soon

at the piramide metro stop you'll find other than the eponymous pyramid the not-catholic cemetery which is imvho a lovely place to visit there's keats and shelley being buried there and a bunch of other famous people (italians mostly) but yeah I like going there X°D

in that spirit, right under the spanish steps there's the keats/shelley house museum dedicated to the aforementioned poets as it's the house where keats died and I haven't been in ages but it was a v good visit

in that spirit, remember to visit villa borghese AND to go to the galleria borghese museum aka one of the most important we have with prompt reminder that you need to book in advance and you only have two hours to visit so you need to time it right

in that spirit also check out the barberini musem (more caravaggio and other painters)

that said your museum priority should be the vaticans but again you have three months to see them so ;)

also go to san pietro in vincoli for michelangelo sculptures ;)

also I think I said it in one of prev. posts but for coffee go to sant'eustachio near piazza argentina it's the best

also I don't remember if I said it in the eating advice post but be kind to yourself go to the jewish quarter (always near campo dei fiori/piazza argentina) in via portico di ottavia, pick a restaurant (my favorite is the full-kosher ba ghetto it's at the beginning of the street) and try roman jewish food because it's heavenly and for the love of yourself even if you don't usually like artichokes do get jewish artichokes you'll thank me for that but again all of them are good I just think BG is superior

also in the same street if you go before 2pm there's a homerun pastry shop at the left corner of the street (it doesn't have a name but there's queues outside) where they make jewish sweets until they run out and they have excellent dark cherry pie which is to die for (in alternative there's another bakery just round the corner which has a more modern look/feel which is also great)

if you're here three months you're probably here for hannukkah and you should probably visit it then too they make special food and they have like events and such

do not ever eat in places where they give you the standard menu ie pizza/pasta + coffee + drink especially in the center that stuff is tourist trap and the food sucks you won't spend much more if you go to a normal restaurant unless it's extra fancy and you get like one dish and not two and it'll be way better

do not go up on the st. peter's dome it's a longass line and you pay and the view is meh, go to the gianicolo hill or the pincio terrace in villa borghese and your view will be better and 100% free

the public transport sucks ass like it does so expect the buses to pass whenever they like and the metros to work just if it's the A line, anyway I'd advise you to get a monthly ticket thrice so you can take buses/trains/metro/tram within the city and to download citymapper which is the most reliable app for all of the public transport here in my experience (there's probus roma as well but citymapper is more accurate as far as I've seen), also if you download one named mycicero you can buy tickets through it and have them on your phone all the time if you'd rather not get the piece of paper or go through the hassle of getting the plastic card

only take taxis if you're ready to pay a lot for it

also now that I think about it

if you wanna take a detour one day go to tivoli to see villa adriana it's amazing

you can go to castel gandolfo for the pope's summer residence which I think is now open to the public but I could be wrong

if you take the infamous train to ostia from piramide station you can go to ostia antica which is an archeological park with great roman ruins, that is if you survive the trip /s sorry that train just generally sucks but if you take it that one time it's okay XD

near the vatican there's a great japanese pastry shop named hiromi cake which if you're into that kinda sweet you might want to visit

if you shop at supermarkets todis is the most convenient, carrefour is the most pricey, coop is like most economical-but-good in between non-discounts and conad is midway, naturasi is for like natural stuff/bio things and it's pricey af (IK YOU DIDN'T ASK THAT BUT I FIND SUPERMARKET ADVICE GENERALLY USEFUL SO XD)

if you need a doctor it's free, idk how it works for foreigners staying long but in case you might need one and you aren't sorted out on that yet ask for the nearest guardia medica and they'll sort you out if you're outside, if you're at home get someone to call them and they'll arrive at your house (if you go to the hospital you might have to pay a fee but it's usually 20 euros for everything)

... okay I think I exhausted myself but if you want more info or need help or whatnot feel free to either send another ask or dm me using a throwaway if you don't want to deanon, enjoy your stay!!! <3

[whereiwander]

PIAZZA NAVONA, ROME, ITALY (March 28, 2018) I had discovered the area by accident during my last trip to Rome in 2010 and thought it might be a swell idea to recommend a visit to my travel companions in 2018. The Piazza Navona offers a leisurely walk throughout the square with tons to see from end to end. My favorites will always be the fountains: Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers with its towering obelisk, and the Fountain of the Moor and the Fountain of Neptune by della Porta, a student of Michelangelo. But of course there’s also the 17th century Baroque church, Sant'Agnese in Agone. If you have time, order some espresso or tartufo at the nearby cafes. Leilah, Barok, Palan and I decided on some Grom ice cream at the corner kiosk that day.

[lucadea]

La maestosa Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi e il suo enigmatico obelisco

La maestosa Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi e il suo enigmatico obelisco. Nella maestosa piazza Navona, nel cuore di Roma, sorge una delle meraviglie più iconiche della città eterna: la Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. Questo capolavoro artistico, ideato da Gian Lorenzo Bernini nel XVII secolo, è un vero e proprio simbolo di bellezza, storia e ingegno artistico. La fontana, situata al centro della piazza, è una delle espressioni più grandiose del barocco italiano. Rappresenta quattro dei fiumi più importanti del mondo all'epoca, ciascuno personificato da una statua colossale: il Nilo, il Gange, il Danubio e il Rio della Plata. Queste imponenti figure sembrano emergere dalle acque, abbracciando un obelisco egizio alto ben 16 metri, coronato dalla colomba, simbolo della famiglia del Papa Innocenzo X, che commissionò la fontana. Ogni statua rappresenta un fiume proveniente da una parte diversa del mondo, e Bernini ha catturato in maniera magistrale l'essenza di ciascuno. Il Nilo, ad esempio, ha il volto coperto da un drappo, poiché all'epoca la sorgente del Nilo era ancora un mistero. Il Gange regge una vescica d'acqua e una pagoda, mentre il Danubio tiene un medaglione rappresentante Sant'Agnese in mano, a simboleggiare la Chiesa di Roma. Infine, il Rio della Plata è coperto da una mantella, a simboleggiare il fatto che l'America del Sud era allora poco conosciuta dagli europei. L'obelisco egizio che sovrasta la fontana è un vero tesoro storico. Originariamente eretto nella città di Eliopoli in Egitto nel 6 a.C., fu portato a Roma nel 37 d.C. per essere eretto in circo Massenzio, dove rimase per secoli. Nel 1651, il Papa Innocenzo X decise di collocarlo nella piazza Navona, e Bernini progettò la maestosa fontana per adornarlo. L'obelisco è coperto di geroglifici che raccontano la storia del faraone Domiziano. Al culmine, c'è una colomba con un ramo d'ulivo, un simbolo di pace e uno dei tanti dettagli sorprendenti che arricchiscono la Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. Oggi, la fontana e l'obelisco rimangono uno dei principali punti di riferimento di Roma. La loro bellezza e l'energia che emanano sono testimoni di secoli di storia, arte e cultura. Questi monumenti non solo celebrano la grandezza della città eterna, ma ci ricordano l'importanza di preservare il patrimonio culturale dell'umanità per le generazioni future. Conosci Roma ed i suoi monumenti? Aggiungi un tuo commento oppure vai nella parte bassa del sito per leggere cosa hanno scritto gli altri  The majestic Fountain of the Four Rivers and its enigmatic obelisk - La majestueuse Fontaine des Quatre Fleuves et son énigmatique obélisque - La majestuosa Fuente de los Cuatro Ríos y su enigmático obelisco - A majestosa Fonte dos Quatro Rios e seu enigmático obelisco - Der majestätische Vierströmebrunnen und sein rätselhafter Obelisk - Đài phun nước Four Rivers hùng vĩ và đài tưởng niệm bí ẩn của nó - 雄伟的四河喷泉及其神秘的方尖碑 - 四大河の雄大な噴水と謎のオベリスク Il testo del post è stato scritto con l'aiuto di ChatGPT, un modello di lingua di OpenAI. Read the full article

[delectablywaywardbeard-blog]

Nella cripta di Sant'Agnese in Agone torna a trionfare la luce 

AGI – Nuova luce su un gioiello storico e artistico nel centro di Piazza Navona a Roma: dopo aver attraversato quasi venti secoli di storia la Cripta di Sant’Agnese in Agone, recentemente restaurata, è stata protagonista di un nuovo progetto di illuminazione artistica e architettonica che, a ridosso del 21 gennaio, giorno in cui si celebra la Santa, restituisce alla Cripta la sua atmosfera intima…

[eakdoeseurope]

Rome, day 2, part 2

After recovering from our sun-baked morning, we headed to Rome's historic center. We started at the Pantheon.

Theoretically there is a "modest" dress code at all of these churches, where your knees and shoulders are supposed to be covered. This dress code did not appear to be being enforced at any of the churches we went to today, judging by what some people were wearing.

Something I found particularly neat at the Pantheon was these symmetrical marble inlays, which I assume were created by cutting a slab in half and then opening it up like a book. They remind me of inkblots.

After the Pantheon, we stopped into the San Luigi dei Francesi, an elaborately decorated church dedicated to a French king. The church has a bunch of Caravaggio paintings, but the church seemed to have turned off the lights in all the niches that housed them, so we couldn't exactly appreciate most of them.

Then we went to the Piazza Navona, a busy plaza with some fountains, including this one featuring a guy beating the shit out of an octopus.

The church of Sant'Agnese in Agone was on the plaza, so we stopped in there too, for more striking baroque interiors.

I particularly liked this inlaid bird on the floor.

After that we had dinner at a restaurant built on the ruins of an ancient theater, and we walked the mile back to the hotel as the sun set and it was finally not horrifically hot out. (Only in the high 80s. Practically arctic.)

[ganhosdoelefante]

Roma, 07 de maio de Ano 2 - Sábado - Doctor - 26 anos

09:00 - Acordamos, tomamos banho e nos arrumamos. 

09:45 - Saímos para tomar café.  10:00 - Chegamos de metr��:  Panella

10:40 - Vamos de metrô passear.  11:00 - Chegamos:  Piazza Navona

11:20 - Visitamos a igreja:  Sant'Agnese in Agone

12:00 - Vamos a biblioteca e lemos:  Centro Pro Unione

12:50 - Visitamos mais um local:  Palazzo Pamphilj

13:40 - Almoçamos:  Il Grifone

14:40 - Visitamos outro local na praça:  Missionari del Sacro Cuore

15:10 - Visitamos uma loja:  Murano Più - Glass Lab & Store

15:30 - Outra:  Officina Profumo - Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella

15:50 - Vamos a mais um museu:  Museo Dei Gladiatori

16:30 - Vamos para casa.  16:40 - Chegamos e tiramos uma sonequinha. 

18:00 - Acordamos, tomamos banho e nos arrumamos.  18:40 - Recebemos o casal de amigos dele para tomar um vinho antes de sair: 

20:20 - Saímos andando.  20:31 - Jantamos:  Armando al Pantheon

22:00 - Nos despedimos e vamos para casa andando.  22:11 - Chegamos e dormimos. 

[jogosmogos]

17.-21.02.2023 Roma

18.02

Fontana di Trevi

Galleria Colonna

Chiesa del Gesù

Largo di Torre Argentina

Galleria Dora Pamphilj

Piazza Farnese, Campo de’ Fiori

Piazza Navona

Santuario di Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore

Sant'Agnese in Agone

Castel Sant’Angelo

Chiesa Sacro Cuore del Suffragio

Chiesa di San Girolamo dei Croati

Church of Saint Roch 'all'Augusteo'

Flaminio Obelisk, Piazza del Popolo

Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti, Piazza di Spagna

[erfigh]

𝔽𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕒 𝕕𝕖𝕚 ℚ𝕦𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕣𝕠 𝔽𝕚𝕦𝕞𝕚 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗻𝗮, Roma ₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪ La Fuente de los Cuatro Ríos (Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi), o simplemente Fuente de los Ríos, es una fuente artística de Roma situada en el centro de la Piazza Navona, frente a la iglesia de Sant'Agnese in Agone, diseñada por el escultor y arquitecto Gian Lorenzo Bernini. y construido por un grupo de escultores, incluidos Giovan Maria Franchi, Giacomo Antonio Fancelli, Claude Poussin, Antonio Raggi y Francesco Baratta, entre 1648 y 1651. Obra de arquitectura y escultura barroca, la fuente retrata los cuatro ríos principales de la Tierra, uno por cada continente conocido en la época: el Danubio, el Ganges, el Nilo y el Río de la Plata y está presidida por el obelisco Agonale, procedente del circo de Maxentius en la Appia Antica. ₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪ #fontanadeiquattrofiumi #fontanadeifiumi #piazzanavona #roma #rome #romacaputmundi #romacapitale #romabestfoto #romasuperscatti #volgoroma #clickfor_roma #igersroma #igersrome #igroma #piazzanavonaroma #cartoline_italiane #cartolinedallitalia #romacartoline #clickfor_italia #scatto_italiano #romaurbeaeterna #chusayinka #bernini #gianlorenzobernini #SantAgneseinAgone #fontanediroma #arte #art #visitrome #obelisco (en Piazza Navona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmlXrG4Mhkr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kafkasdiariies]

Piazza Navona, Roma, Italia | Nicolas Meyer

[borrominitour]

A great disappointment in front of another great disappointment: Sant'Agnese in Agone.

By Francesco Borromini 1653-1657 and then maimed by others.

📷 by me

[eternaroma]

Dreamy Places by Giulio Pugliese

Piazza Navona | (Where is this?)

[ultraeleonoragentili]

Piazza Navona

https://nuvoledizuccherofilato.altervista.org/piazza-navona-la-bellezza-dellintelletto/

[philopec]

11 Ottobre 2017 - Sei a Piazza Navona... non je la vòi fa' 'na foto a Sant'Agnese (in Agone, si capisce)?

[jessiechensaid]

Piazza Navona is a square that was built on what used to be Domitian's stadium (Circus Domitianus), which is why the piazza is shaped the way it is. 

Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy